Finsbury Park attacker charged with terror-related murder

FINSBURY PARK: The man accused on Monday morning's attack has been charged

Darren Osborne, 47, allegedly ploughed into a group of Muslims as they left a mosque on the early hours of Monday morning.

The dad-of-four was arrested by Met Police shortly after the incident outside a north London mosque.

One man died and nine others were taken to hospital after the van crashed into the area, which was busy with worshippers attending Ramadan night prayers.

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At least one person has been killed and 10 injured in a suspected terror attack in North London

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Casualties are helped away form the scene by Ambulance and Police services in Finsbury Park

“We are devastated by the loss of a husband, brother, father and grandfather, Makram Ali, in this tragic event”

Ali family

A Crown Prosecution Service spokesman said: “Today, the CPS authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Darren Osborne with terrorism related murder and attempted murder following the incident in Finsbury Park in the early hours of Monday June 19.”

Osborne, from Cardiff, Wales, has remanded in custody to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London.

Makram Ali, 51, from Haringey, died from “multiple injuries” following the attack, a post-mortem examination revealed.

Witnesses at the scene said he appeared to suffer a medical episode in the moments before the attack happened.

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CHARGED: Darren Osborne, 47, allegedly ploughed into a group of Muslims

A statement from the family read: “We are devastated by the loss of a husband, brother, father and grandfather, Makram Ali, in this tragic event.

“Our father was a quiet, gentle man. He didn’t get involved in political or social discussion.

We wish everyone to know what a loving man he was. He spent his whole life without any enemies, choosing a quiet life instead.”